Weather Records on 16 January 1925

237 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 16 January 1925. Highest significance: Campbelltown 1, AU.

Key Facts for 16 January 1925

On 16 January 1925, 237 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
47 were record highs and 26 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 11 monthly and 225 daily.
Campbelltown 1 set a daily record precipitation of 64.0 mm (2.5 in) on 16 January 1925.
Across 161 earlier years (1795 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 502 records.

Record Map

237 stations

237 station records on 16 January 1925 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 16 January 1925: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Campbelltown 1	Australia	Record daily precipitation	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	59 of 100 (Notable)
Camden (Brownlow Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Minto Surrey Street	Australia	Record daily precipitation	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Camden Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Fulham Park	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Penrith Ladbury Avenue	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Waynesboro 2 W	United States	Record daily precipitation	146.8 mm (5.8 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Cobbity (Roseneath)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Tenterden	Australia	Record daily precipitation	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Carcoar	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Mount Victoria (Mt Victoria (S	Australia	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Pitt Town (the Manse)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Parramatta	Australia	Record daily precipitation	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Montgomery Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bilpin (Fern Grove)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Bringelly (Maryland)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Selma	United States	Record daily precipitation	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Georgetown 2 E	United States	Record daily precipitation	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Hornsby Junction (Thornleigh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Leakesville 6 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Dwtn Charleston	United States	Record daily precipitation	66.8 mm (2.6 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Amite	United States	Record daily precipitation	107.2 mm (4.2 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Woodville 4 ESE	United States	Record daily precipitation	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Broken Bow 2 W	United States	Record snow depth	20.3 cm (8.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Wilmington Wb City	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Canowindra (Canowindra Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Goulburn	Australia	Record daily precipitation	39.4 mm (1.6 in)	32 of 100 (Routine)
Springwood Bowling Club	Australia	Record daily precipitation	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Tallong	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.5 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Norddal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	31 of 100 (Routine)
Sydney (Observatory Hill)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Menangle Jmai	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Blakely	United States	Record daily precipitation	117.3 mm (4.6 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Columbus Dardc	United States	Record daily precipitation	71.1 mm (2.8 in)	30 of 100 (Routine)
Ryde Pumping Station	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Richmond - Uws Hawkesbury	Australia	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Storlien	Sweden	Record daily precipitation	29.9 mm (1.2 in)	29 of 100 (Routine)
Lithgow (Birdwood St)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Tallangatta (Bullioh)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Myklebust I Breim	Norway	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	28 of 100 (Routine)
Obley	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Bungonia (Inverary Park)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Kjobli I Snaasa	Norway	Record daily precipitation	50.4 mm (2.0 in)	27 of 100 (Routine)
Parnu	Estonia	Record high minimum temperature	2.3 C (36.1 F)	26 of 100 (Routine)
Emu Plains	Australia	Record daily precipitation	69.6 mm (2.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Prospect Reservoir	Australia	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Dookie Agricultural College	Australia	Record daily precipitation	47.2 mm (1.9 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Namdalseid	Norway	Record daily precipitation	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	25 of 100 (Routine)
Peak Hill (Bruie Plains)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	34.3 mm (1.4 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Ft Deposit	United States	Record daily precipitation	95.3 mm (3.8 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Highland Home	United States	Record daily precipitation	77.7 mm (3.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Marble Hill	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	24 of 100 (Routine)
Lawson (Wilson Street)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Eugowra Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	35.1 mm (1.4 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Gerringong (Mayflower Village)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	42.2 mm (1.7 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Milton Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	23 of 100 (Routine)
Berry Masonic Village	Australia	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Windsor Kings College	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Americus	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	22 of 100 (Routine)
Booroondara Tank	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	21 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

237 records

Records set or tied on 16 January 1925 by type: Highest daily maximum 15, Lowest daily maximum 14, Highest daily minimum 32, Lowest daily minimum 12, Heaviest daily rainfall 157, Heaviest daily snowfall 4, Deepest snow cover 3.

Records on 16 January 1925 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	15
Lowest daily maximum	14
Highest daily minimum	32
Lowest daily minimum	12
Heaviest daily rainfall	157
Heaviest daily snowfall	4
Deepest snow cover	3

Records on 16 January 1925 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 11, daily 225.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

219 broken records

Margins by which the 219 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 127.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

16 January 1925

Top 20 records on 16 January 1925 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
16 January 1925	Campbelltown 1, AU	daily rain	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	44.9 mm (1.8 in)	77 years	59 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1925	Camden (Brownlow Hill), AU	daily rain	112.0 mm (4.4 in)	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	26 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1925	Minto Surrey Street, AU	daily rain	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	65.7 mm (2.6 in)	26 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1925	Camden Bowling Club, AU	daily rain	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	14 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1925	Fulham Park, AU	daily rain	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	39 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1925	Penrith Ladbury Avenue, AU	daily rain	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	64.2 mm (2.5 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1925	Waynesboro 2 W, US	monthly rain	146.8 mm (5.8 in)	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	14 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1925	Cobbity (Roseneath), AU	daily rain	89.4 mm (3.5 in)	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	26 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1925	Tenterden, AU	daily rain	70.4 mm (2.8 in)	40.7 mm (1.6 in)	27 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1925	Carcoar, AU	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	33.6 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1925	Mount Victoria (Mt Victoria (S, AU	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	33.2 mm (1.3 in)	34 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1925	Pitt Town (the Manse), AU	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	36.3 mm (1.4 in)	29 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1925	Parramatta, AU	daily rain	48.3 mm (1.9 in)	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	48 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1925	Montgomery Wb City, US	daily rain	106.9 mm (4.2 in)	59.7 mm (2.4 in)	1 year	39 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1925	Bilpin (Fern Grove), AU	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	29 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1925	Bringelly (Maryland), AU	daily rain	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	32.7 mm (1.3 in)	48 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1925	Selma, US	daily rain	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	53.4 mm (2.1 in)	1 year	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1925	Georgetown 2 E, US	daily rain	55.9 mm (2.2 in)	43.2 mm (1.7 in)	25 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1925	Hornsby Junction (Thornleigh), AU	daily rain	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	29 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 1925	Leakesville 6 WSW, US	daily rain	104.1 mm (4.1 in)	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	10 years	36 of 100 (Notable)

Significance is a score from 0 to 100 combining margin, the age of the old record and the length of the station's record. How it is computed.

The Same Date in Other Years

1795 to 1925

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1795 to 1925. 1925 had 237 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 01-16 in each year
Year	Records
1795	1
1799	1
1804	1
1818	1
1820	2
1826	2
1836	1
1838	1
1839	1
1845	3
1847	1
1849	2
1851	1
1852	2
1858	1
1864	1
1866	1
1867	1
1868	1
1869	1
1871	1
1873	2
1875	3
1877	1
1878	2
1881	4
1886	1
1890	2
1891	1
1892	1
1893	8
1895	5
1896	4
1897	2
1898	2
1899	17
1900	1
1901	1
1902	5
1904	6
1905	22
1906	26
1907	17
1908	14
1909	19
1910	21
1911	15
1912	38
1913	52
1914	16
1915	29
1916	28
1917	30
1918	89
1919	50
1920	249
1921	36
1922	29
1923	47
1924	277
1925	237
1926	69
1927	250
1928	327
1929	130
1930	680
1931	160
1932	605
1933	343
1934	99
1935	426
1936	349
1937	186
1938	549
1939	539
1940	284
1941	601
1942	585
1943	628
1944	252
1945	434
1946	430
1947	597
1948	299
1949	933
1950	855
1951	679
1952	614
1953	1,040
1954	882
1955	318
1956	519
1957	795
1958	459
1959	462
1960	349
1961	864
1962	387
1963	996
1964	577
1965	910
1966	464
1967	516
1968	536
1969	630
1970	729
1971	628
1972	1,724
1973	1,134
1974	1,957
1975	717
1976	593
1977	1,430
1978	1,399
1979	1,043
1980	965
1981	815
1982	1,121
1983	759
1984	1,376
1985	846
1986	785
1987	1,465
1988	597
1989	835
1990	1,692
1991	897
1992	1,150
1993	1,351
1994	2,003
1995	1,381
1996	995
1997	1,016
1998	884
1999	816
2000	1,073
2001	753
2002	605
2003	691
2004	1,446
2005	654
2006	746
2007	1,962
2008	777
2009	1,328
2010	739
2011	996
2012	569
2013	990
2014	534
2015	424
2016	453
2017	1,104
2018	1,045
2019	512
2020	1,098
2021	544
2022	576
2023	646
2024	2,401
2025	684
2026	506

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Sources: Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Made with Natural Earth. Public domain map data. Borders are Natural Earth's de facto depiction. Data as of 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	166
20 to 40	33
40 to 60	14
60 to 80	3
80 to 100	2
100 to 120	0
120 to 140	1